“We are a genuine Labor Day Parade – a good old American Family parade – put on by labor unions on Labor Day,” Lee said.

Charlotteans might be surprised at who actually makes up Charlotte’s unionized laborers, he said.

“Flight attendants, actors, the Charlotte Symphony and then there’s the Carolina Panthers,” he said, naming a few. “People you see wearing uniforms, whether it is the UPS worker or a locomotive engineer. We’re all around.”

Lee has chaired the parade since 2004. He said it’s important to remind Americans that the 40-hour work week was not a gift that came easily. Neither was paid vacation or paid medical care.

As representatives for CATS were at the drawing board working to find new light rail routes to expand, city leaders in Belmont say they reached out to CATS because they wanted to be part of the system’s growth.

As representatives for CATS were at the drawing board working to find new light rail routes to expand, city leaders in Belmont say they reached out to CATS because they wanted to be part of the system’s growth.

A Lenoir man accused of murder will face the death penalty after fatally beating a woman in June. Joshua Beard, 37, was arrested by officers in Myrtle Beach in connection to the murder of 63-year-old Robin B. Teague at her home in Burke County.

A Lenoir man accused of murder will face the death penalty after fatally beating a woman in June. Joshua Beard, 37, was arrested by officers in Myrtle Beach in connection to the murder of 63-year-old Robin B. Teague at her home in Burke County.

Two classes of kindergarten children will be a part of the county’s new dual language immersion program. Instead of a language class once or twice a week, the entire day will be a language class of sorts.

Two classes of kindergarten children will be a part of the county’s new dual language immersion program. Instead of a language class once or twice a week, the entire day will be a language class of sorts.